DC College Counseling

AUGUST 24, 2023

You’ll be bombarded with a lot of essay writing and a lot of confusion. Book a session today ! As part of creating a balanced list, don’t overdo it on the number of colleges! You may think that applying to 25 schools is increasing your odds and keeping your options open, but more isn’t always better.

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Peterson's Blog

AUGUST 21, 2023

Are You Taking Advantage of Peterson’s Essay Review? With a 3- or 6-month subscription , Peterson’s test prep members can access one Essay Review per month.

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DC College Counseling

MARCH 1, 2023

However, if you feel overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure about how to approach a specific essay, seeking assistance can be beneficial. You can seek help from a tutor, a writing center, or even an online essay writing service.

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DC College Counseling

MARCH 9, 2023

You never know how one small thought can potentially lead to an amazing essay. Whether it’s the Common App Ⓡ Essay or the many, many supplemental essays that students will have to write over the next few months, essay writing can be really, really hard on the parent-student relationship - much more so than picking a school or a major.

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Essay Hell

JUNE 26, 2019

(I also have a long-standing offer to anyone who buys any of my writing guides on Amazon, either digital or paperback version— Escape Essay Hell , Heavenly Essays or The Writing Survival Kit –and leaves a short star-rating and comments on its Amazon sales page, is welcome to a free digital copy of any of my guides.

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Admissions Mom

OCTOBER 15, 2022

You might have thought that we were done with essays when I talked about the personal and supplemental essays, but you were wrong. I specialize in college essay writing, which means I have a ton to share with you. Now go forth and be true to yourself when you’re editing college essays!

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StandOut College Prep

JANUARY 18, 2023

Sample Future Plans Essay Last summer, I read Anthony Burgess’ A Clockwork Orange, which I found to be one of the most profound books I had ever read. Writing a winning scholarship essay can vary in length, but most are around 500-1000 words. Dos and Don’ts of writing a scholarship essay.

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StandOut College Prep

JANUARY 18, 2023

Sample Future Plans Essay. Last summer, I read Anthony Burgess’ A Clockwork Orange, which I found to be one of the most profound books I had ever read. Writing a winning scholarship essay can vary in length, but most are around 500-1000 words. Dos and Don’ts of writing a scholarship essay.

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College Essay Guy

JANUARY 30, 2023

Once you get into college, essay writing becomes a way of life. It’s only fitting, then, that getting into your dream college often involves writing one or more college essays as part of your application process. However, many students struggle with one big question: “what should I write my college essay about?”

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Tex Admissions

DECEMBER 10, 2022

The Guardian writes, " AI bot ChatGPT stuns academics with essay-writing skills and usability. It seems better suited for technical writing or responding to queries with a single, knowable, concrete answer, like coding, math, or physics. I'm currently rewriting my Your Ticket book updated for the third edition.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

APRIL 24, 2023

College essay examples from students accepted to Harvard, Stanford, and other elite schools REVIEWING SUCCESSFUL COLLEGE ESSAY EXAMPLES CAN HELP YOU UNDERSTAND HOW TO MAXIMIZE YOUR ODDS OF ACCEPTANCE Responding effectively to college essay prompts is quite different from other essay writing.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

APRIL 21, 2023

What are these mystical college essays, anyway? What ‘type’ of essay do you have to write? (a a list of narrative strategies) It’s important to remember that there are as many narrative strategies as there are television shows, books, movies, plays, and poems.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

AUGUST 21, 2023

What are your favorite books and movies? Other application components and essay writing will help set you apart, and with the information provided in this guide, an acceptance from LKSOM will be within reach. Describe a conflict and how you handled it. What is your greatest strength and greatest weakness?

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Once you confirm your interview date, book your travel and accommodations as soon as possible to lock in the best available prices. Make sure to arrive at least a day early to your destination, and aim to book a direct morning flight to minimize the likelihood of delays. What is your favorite book and why?

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

APRIL 28, 2023

Here’s how she does it: If there’s one thing I, and the generation of kids who grew up on Rowling’s series, learned from those books, it’s that you need all types of people, represented by all four houses. The whole essay writing process would be so much simpler if that were the case. Unfortunately, no.

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EAB

JULY 11, 2023

And so there's this lull that I hope that the things that are happening can kind of get us to commit and say, "Wait, why are we not reading these books in school? The students are doing that so much through their essay writing. It was not diverse when I was coming up and trying to apply for these posts. It was not, right.

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Tex Admissions

JUNE 13, 2022

Check out my new book Surviving the College Admissions Madness and Youtube Channel Current UT student who needs help editing and revising your essay? Internal Transfer Essay Writing Tips Some colleges and schools either require an essay or allow for an optional one. Regardless, I provide a few tips.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Learn what should be avoided in essay writing, the most common med school essay mistakes and everything you need to know to correct them. Avoid common essay mistakes in your med school applications. Quotations When used correctly, quotations are a great way to introduce some narrative texture in your essay.

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Winning Ivy Prep

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Here are 20 UC essay examples (also called UC Personal Insight Essay Examples ) from students of ours that have been accepted to at least UCLA or UC Berkeley. If you have writer’s block and want to jumpstart your UC personal insight essay writing process, then these UC essay examples will most definitely help :).

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JANUARY 28, 2023

That way, you can devote some of April, all of May, and all of June to essay writing. Of course, if you complete your MCAT earlier, you can begin writing earlier. When is the absolute last month I can take my MCAT and still be competitive for the current/upcoming admissions cycle?

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